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Knee Strapping/Taping

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 29530

Application of a supportive strapping or taping wrap around the knee to provide external support and limit movement after an injury or during recovery. It is a nonsurgical, temporary support measure rather than a rigid cast or brace.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Knee Strapping/Taping cost?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $132 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.90$23.44 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$27.54 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $19 to $10,715Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $17 to $58
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $132professional $31

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$32.36
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$323.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Kentucky· 43rd of 51

$30.90

CA $61.66WV $28.84

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.